If a faith-based organization receives a Federal grant to provide public assistance, may it choose not to provide that Federal assistance to some people on the basis of religion?
No. If a faith-based organization receives a Federal grant to provide public assistance, it is not allowed in providing that program assistance, to discriminate against people on the basis of religion or religious belief. For example, if a religious organization receives public money to run an emergency food distribution program, it may not serve only persons of its faith and turn away others. In addition, and as discussed above, it may not require those it serves to profess a certain faith or participate in religious activities, in order to receive the service it provided for the Federal government.
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